Striking machine



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tlltlglq@ STATES hmmm STRIKING Application led April l.,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE L. BARN- nnnr, a citiZenof `the United States, residing at South Brooklyn, in the county of and State of New York, have inventedcertam new and useful lmprovements in Striking Machines, of which the following is a specification. i

rEhis invention relates to improvements in striking machines such as are employed in places of amusement and in which a blow is to be struck by a sledge upon a member which upon receiving` the force of the blow will set in motion means to indicate, relatively, the degree of" force with which the blow was struck.

Qrdinarily machines of the class above referred to require the presence of an attendant who collects the fees charged for the use of the machine and in general keeps the same in order. However, in the absence of the attendant there is nothing to prevent surreptitious use of the machine with the result that the same is subjected to additional wear and tear if indeed :is not damaged. linrthermore thev wages paid the attendant constitute a considerable item of expense and detract from the profits. lt is therefore one of the primary objects of the present invention to provide a striking machine in which coin controlled means is provided for normally rendering the machine incapable of use but which, upon depositing` a coin in a place provided for that purpose, may be ina\ nipulated so as to permit of the use of the machine, the restraining means being again immediately rendered active to prevent further use of the machine after a single blow has been struck upon the anvil member. In tl is manner and by this means the presence of an attendant at the machine is rendered unnecessary and this portion of the expense is eliminated.

in most coin` controlled machines a coin of a specified denomination must be deposited in order tooperate the machine or there must be deposited in the machine a token of a delinite size or shape. lf tokens are to be made use of then a cashier must be employed to sell the same, and if coins are to be used it is customary to` employ a cashier to make change. lf this is not done it will frequently happen that one who would use the machine is not provided with a coin of the. proper denomination, and the conteniplated transaction will not take place.

MACHINE.

1922. Serial No. 548,718.

rlherefore it is another' important object of the invention to so construct the coin controlled mechanism thereof that the same may be actuated by the deposit of a coin of any one of several denominations. Thus the machine may be adapted to be actuated upon lthe deposit of a dime, a nickel, or a penny, for example, and as the machine is not of the vending type and no merchandise is dispensed it is not of material consequence if the majority of coins deposited are of the smaller denomination and in fact the gross income from the machine will probably be greater than if it were adapted to be rendered operable only upon the deposit a coin of a specified denomination,

as greater numbers will no doubt-make use of it, and on the other hand one having coins only of a higher denomination will probably deposit them rather than be put to the trouble of obtaining change.

ltis the custom to employ in connection with the ordinary striking machine a sledge which is left lying about and may be made use of by anyone in the absence of an attendant, but the present invention conteniplates, as a further object, the provision in connection with such a Sledge of means whereby its use may be prevented until such time as a coin or token is deposited in the machine.

Also in the ordinary striking machine the anvil member is responsive to every blow struck upon it by the Sledge and in responding` to the force of the blow will actuate the means which registers the degree of such force. lt is a furt ier object of the present 'invention however to provide means whereby the anvil member will normally be maintained in such position that blows struck upon it willv have no effect, the member being freed from restraint however automatically upon deposit of a proper coin in the machine and manipulation of the coin controlled mechanism. Therefore in the present structure, should one after having` deposited a coin and once struck a blow upon the anvil member, attempt to make further free use of the machine by striking subsequent blows, such subsequent blows will have no effect upon the mechanism as, after the first blow, the anvil member will be restrained in a position such that it will not thereafter be responsive to blows except after proper manipulation of the coin controlled mechanism.

' In connection with the sledge of the machine the present invention contemplates the provision of a flexible connection attached at one end thereto and extending into the casing of rthe machine and normally wound up to leave free only a relatively short portion of its length, the winding means being te-nsioned upon drawing out the said flexible connection to yexpose a sufficient length thereof to permit of use of the sledge, and it is a further object of the invention to provide means whereby the winding means may be rendered vinactive to wind up said connection after it has been drawn out as stated and until such time as a blow has been struck upon the anvil member. By the provision of this means the sledge may be employed without imposing any restraint oni, the user so long as pro-per use is made ofthe machine. y

In the ordinary striking machine an indicator member is impe-lied in an upward direction'when the anvil member is struck a blow, and rising to a greater or less height depending upon the force of the blow, registers the degree of force exerted upon a scale arranged in proximity to the path of its movement, but the indicator member falls immediately after the impelling force has been exhaustechand the user of the machine is frequently unable to read the in dicated force. The present invention there- ,fore contemplates the provision of means for temporarily holding the indicating means in registering position so that after a blow has been struck upon the anvil meinber the degree of force will be registered and the parts' will be maintained in registering position for a suit-able period of time to enable the reading to be taken.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for giving an audible signal when one or more predetermined degrees of force are registered by the machine.

Ano-ther object of the invention is to provide novel indicating or registering mechanism capable of being more compactlv arranged and housed than mechanisms of that type referred to above in which the indicator member is impelled vertically along a perpendicular wire or rod extending for a con siderable height above the ground, and in this manner the machine embodying the present invention is adapted for indoor as well as outdoor use.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the striking machine embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof, the door for closing the back of the casing being shown open;

Figure 3 is a vertical front to rear sectional view taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure 2 looking in the direct-ion indicated by the arrows;

Figure 4 is a'vertical sectional view substantially on the line 4 4 of Figure 42, and

in detail, looking in the direction indicated Figure 6 is ai sectional view taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Figure 3 look* ing in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 7-7 of Figure 6 looking in a downward direction; j

Figure 8 is a detail horizontal sectional view through a portion of the locking mechanism;`and

Figure 9 is horizontal sectional view substantially on the line'9-,-9 of Figure 8. l The'machine embodying the invention includes a casing which houses the greaterportion of the mechanism and is indicated in general by the numeral l and this casing includes a front wall 2, side walls 3, a top et, a base 5 which is provided with a forward extension 6 projecting beyond the plane of the front wall `2, and Vhorizontal partition walls 7 and 8. A door 9 closesthe back of the casing but may be swung 'to open position as shown in Figure 2 to permit of access to the mechanism housed within the casing. The casing may be constructed in various ways: and designed and ornament-ed as desired, and of course its dimensions may be varied as occasion requires. a

The anvil of the machine comprises a block 10 which may be of wood or metal and which is fixed in upright position upon the extension 6 of the base 5 and extendsV forwardly from the mid-portion of the front wall 2 of the casing. The .up ler surface of this block has a substantial y horizontally disposed forward portionll and a downwardly inclined rear portion 12, and the front wall2 of the casing is provided at the rear or'lower end of the 'portion 12 with an opening indicatedby the numeral 13. The anvil member heretofore referredV to is indicated by the numeral 14: and comprises a beam 15 which is fulcrumed in any suitable manner as for example by an ordinary hinge 16, upon the upper surface of the block 10 at the juncture of the sur face portions 11 and l2. ably provided upon the upper side of the beam 15 at its forward end a buffer 17 which may be of rubber, leather, or othercushioning material upon which the blowis to be struck and which will protect the beam from injury. The portion of the beam 15 rearwardly of the fulcrum 16 lis of greater length than the portion in advance of said fulcrum and therefore possesses greater mass and as a consequence the beam is normally overbalanced to assume substantially the dotted line position shown in Figure 3 of rlhere is prefen i the drawings, its forward end portion being in this position of the beam somewhat elevated above the surface portion 11 of the block 10. The anvil member when in this position is responsive to blows struck. upon the buffer 17 by the sledge to be presently described, and if desired a buifer member 18 may be arranged upon the under side of the beam 15 at the forward end thereof for contact with the surface portion 11 and so as to prevent battering and injury of the beam and block through direct impact.

Passing now to a consideration of the indicating and registering mechanism, it will be observed that the same comprises a shaft 19 journaled at its lower end in a step bear ing 2O upon the upper side of the partition wall 8 and at its upper end journaled through an opening 21 in the partition wall 7. A beveled gear 22 is liXed upon the upper end of the shaft and meshes with a similar gear 23 upon the rear end of a pointer shaft 24` mounted in a bearing 25 upon the said wall 7, this shaft projecting at its forward end through the front wall 2 of the casing and having xed upon its said end a pointer hand 26 for cooperation with an annular dial or scalel 27 upon the face of the wall 2 and concentric to the shaft 24. The numeral 28 indicates a cam member which is fixed upon the lower portion of the shaft 19 and which is provided with a volute portion 29. The portion 29 is arranged substantially in the path of movement of a rider 30 comprising a preferably cylindrical block 31 of wood, rubber, leather, or any other material and which, if not of metal, is preferably provided with a tubular bushing 32 extending axially therethrough and preferably flanged as at 33 over the upper end of the block and slidably litting a guide rod 34 mounted vertically between cross pieces 35 within the casing 1. The rear end of the beam 15 comprising the anvil member 14 is slotted as at 36 to provide spaced portions 37 which extend atopposite sides of the lower end portion of the rod 34 and upon the upper sides of which the rider comprising the block 31 normally rests by gravity. 1t will now be evident, and particularly by refer ence to Figures 2 and 3 'of the drawings, that when the rider 30 is in normal lowered position resting upon the rear end of the beam 15, and the beam is in the dotted line position shown in- Figure 3, a blow struckA upon thebuffer 17 will sharply tilt the beam upon its fulcrum and cause the rider 30 to be impelledl in an upward direction along the guide rod 34. As the rider moves upwardly it will ride against the volute portion 29 of the cam 28 and because of the contour of this portion, will rotate the cam and impart'corresponding rotary motion to the shaft 19, this motion being in turn imparted to the shaft 24 and to the indicator hand 26 to move this hand over the surface of the dial 27 and thus register the degree of force with which the blow was struck upon the anvil member.

Means, to be presently described, is pra vided for temporarily holding` the shaft 19 against backward rotation after it has been rotated through the action of the rider 3U against the cam 28 so that the hand 26 will remain at the extreme position to which it rotated and until a reading of the indicator can be taken, and means is also preferably provided for givingf an audible signal when one or more degrees of force are registered, the illustrated embodiment of the invention embracing two gongs 58 and which are mounted upon the inner side of the front wall 2 of the casing and are adapted to give off readily distinguishable sounds or tones when struck. ln connection with each of the gongs 38 and 39 there is provided a clapper 40 pivol'ed as at 41 and having a hammer 42 near its free end for impact with` the peripheral portion of the respective gong. In connection with the clapper or striker 40 there is provided a trip 43 pivotally mounted at 44 and yieldably held in one direction by a spring 45, the clapper or striker 40 being urged in a corresponding' direction and toward the respective gong by a spring 46 connected thereto. A. dog 47 is mounted upon the trip 43 and, when the trip is swung against the tension of the spring 45, is adapted to ride against a lugl 48 "upon the clapper 40 to lirst swing the chipper away from the respective gong and against the tension of its spring 46 and then ride past the said lug and disengage from the same to release the clapper for actuation by its said spring and cause it to strike the gong. Flexible cables or similar connections 49 are connected each at one end to a respective one of the trips 43 and at the other Vend lo the shaft 24 and it will now bc evident that when the shaft 24 is rotated, the connections 49 will be wound thereon and the trips 43 will be actuated to in turn actuate the clappers 40. In practice the connections 49 will be attached to the shaft 24 at such relativelyY located points that the trip 423 for the clap-- per ofl one of the gongs will be actuated when the shaft has been rotated through a predetermined angular distance, and subsequently if the shaft is rotated through a further predetermined angular distance.. the trip for the vclapper of the other gong will be actuated. Thus by providing two of the gongs and selecting ones which will give oilI different tones when sounded, readily dis tinguishable audible signals are given when i the force delivered by the Sledge striking the anvil member is of a predetermined degree or degrees.

In connection with the anvil member 14 i there is provided a coin controlled detent indicated in general by the numeral and designed to hold the said anvil member in such position that it will not respondto a blow struck thereon, the detent member being adapted for actuation however subscquent to deposit in the machine oi' a coin, to release the said anvil member and permit use of the machine. The detent member 50 comprises a bar 5l which is tulcrumed as at 52 upon the rear side of the front wall 2 of the casing. This bar is provided near its lower end with a shoulder designed to engage beneath one side ot the beam l5 comprising the anvil member, at a point adjacent the rear end ot said beam. lilhen the detent bar is in active position, it will support the rear end of the beam 15 in elevated position, and the buffer 17 at the 'forward end of said beam l5 will rest upon the surface 1l otl the block l0. lVith the beam l5 thus held, it will not respond to a blow struck upon the buffer 17 and consequently no wear and tear will be imposed upon the operating parts of the iin-:chine .t thesledge is mischievously1 or maliciouslj. used or it one should attempt to use thcv machine without depositing a coin thereii'.v Also the detent serves as a means for aiuomatically locking the beam l5 in nonresponsive position immediately after it has y been struck a blow with the Sledge and subsequent to the deposit of a coin in the machine. l

The detent bar 5l is provided at its upper end with a coin pocket indicated in gen` eral by the numeral 54 and `in providing this pocket one side oit the detent bar is recessed ai, lindicated by the numeral 55, and this portion of the bar constitutes one side wall of the pocket. The other vside wall ot the pocket is indicated by the numeral 56 and comprises an arm 57 pivoted at its lower endV as at 58 upon the detent bar 51. Metal plates 59 are secured to the front and rear sides of the arm 57 and constitute the front and back walls of the coin pocket and extend in overlapping relation to the recessed upper end `of the said bar 5l. The arm 57 is also recessed as at 60 in its side which presented toward the recessed side ot the said bar 5l. A spring 61 is connected at one end to the arm 57 and at its other end to the rear side of the front wall 2 of the casing` and exerts a pull on the said arm` 57 and consequently upon the upper end of the dctent bar 5l. A hand knob or handle 62 is secured to the front one of the plates 59 and extends through a transverse slot 63 formed in the casingwall 2, and the movement of the arm 57 and detent bar 5l under the inluence of the spring 6l is limited by the engagement of the handle 62 in one end of the slot 63 as will best be understood by reference to Figure 7. It will-now -be evi- G5 arranged within the casing' l.

dent that through the tension of the spring 6l 4'the detent' bar 5l is normally held in position rocked upon its Ytalcium 52 to coact with the beam l5 to prevent response of this beam to the force-ot arblow delivered thereto. The numeral (S4/indicates a'coin chute which is formed integral with the rear one oi" the plates 59 or secured theretoinany suitable manner and which projects at its upper end intothe space defined by there cesses 55 and 6d Below the said plate 59, the chute 64 is extended downwardly and preferably at an angle laterally with its lowerend positioned above a coin receptacle The space defined by the walls 59 and the opposing sides ot the arm 57 andupper end portion oi the detent vbar 5l constitutes a coin receiving throat. indicated by the numeral 66. This throat is gradually decreased in width from its upperto its lower end due tothe annular disposition ot the arm 57 )with relation to the upper portion of thedetent bar 5l and as will be evident by reference to Figure 6 of the drawings coins of several ditlercnt diameters` may be received within the throat and will lodge therein, substantially we dging between the side walls of the throat. yFor example the parts may be so proportioned as `to adapt the throat to receive a`di.me apenny, or a nickel as indicated in fulland dotted lines in the said figure.y and regardless of the denomination ot the coin, it will temporarily Vconstitute a means yfor preventing swinging movement ot the arm 57 in the direction of and with relation tothe upper portion ot the detent bar 5l. The front wall of the casing is formed, immediately above the throat-66 'or' the coin pocket in the normal position or" the pocket, with a coin slot 67. Y

At thisV point it will be evident thati'f no coin has `been deposited in the machinefanv attempt made to act-nate the detent bar 5lv to release the anvil member 1.4L? by laterallyT shifting the handle 62E will serevonlj.' `to swing the arm 57 about its pivot in the direction of the upper endportion ot the detent bar but without imparting; any nieve ment to said bar. However it a coin has been deposited through the slot 67 and has vlodged in the coin throat 66, it will 'term a wedge between the upper end of the detent bar 5l and the arm 57 and therefore when,

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detent bar 51 thus widening the throat 66 and permitting the deposited coin to enter the upper end of the chute 64 from which it passes into the coin receptacle 65. lll-Then the rear end of the beam 15 drops to lowered position, it constitutes an abutment for the shouldered lower end of the detent bar 51 and this bar will therefore be reta-ined in the dotted line posit-ion in Figure 2 so long as the beam 15 remains inthe position stated. The widening of the throat 66 to discharge the coin as above pointed out, is provided for because of the detent bar being held stationary while the spring is exerting a pull upon the arm 57 to swing it about its pivot. lf now a blow is struck upon the forward end of the anvil beam 15, the rider 80 will be impelled in an upward direction and the indicator means will be actuated as previously explained. At th-e same time the rear end of the beam 15 will ride upwardly along the adjacent side of the lower end portion of the detent bar 51 until it passes the shoulder 58 whereupon the said bar will be moved through the medium of the spring 61 and will again engage and lock the said anvil beam.

1f it were not for the provision of means i to be now described, the indicator hand 26 would return to normal or Zero position immediately after reaching the limit of its angular movement in accordance with the force of the blow struck upon the anvil member. This means is preferably in the nature of a friction clutch for temporarily restraining backward rotation of the shaft 19 and this olutch comprises a pair of gripping members 68 and 69. The member 69 is preferably iixedly secured at one end as at 70 to the rear side of the front wall 2 of the casingor at any other conveniently located tixed point, and the members are connected at their meeting ends by a hinge joint 71 located relatively close to the said shaft 19, the members 68 and 69 straddling the shaft adjacent the connection 71. The free end of the member 68 projects into a socket 72 formed in the rea-r plate 59 and arm 57, and it will be evident and particularly'by reference to Figure 7 that when the handle member 62 is shifted laterally 'in the slot 63 to actuate the detent `member after a coin has been deposited in the coin throat 66, the member 68 will be swung in adil. rection awayfrom themember 69 thus releasing the shaft 19 for return rotative movement to normal position. Immediately after a blow has been struck upon the anvil member, however, and theshaft 19 is rotated through rotation of the cam 28, the detent member in its return to normal position under the influence of the spring 61 will swing the member 68 toward the memb er 69 thus bringing the opposing sides of these members into binding engagement with the shaft 19. Therefore substantially at the moment thepointer hand reaches the limit of its movement in accordance with the degree of force imposed by the blow struck upon the anvil member, the shaft 19 will he clutched and retained in the position which it assumes at that moment and therefore the indicator hand will remain in the stated posit-ion until the detent 50 is substantially actuated.

The Sledge which is employed isindicated in general by the numeral 78 and is of the usual form except that it is provided at the end of its handle with means 74 for the connection of one end of a cable, rope, chain,

or the like indicated by the numeral '75. rlhis flexible connection 75 is led through an opening 76 in the front wall 2 of the casing 1 and is wound 'about a winding wheel 77 rotatably mounted upon a stub shaft 78 fixe-d upon one side wall 8 of the said casing, the wheel having a grooved peripheral portion 79 to accommodate the flexible connection 7 5 and being further provided with an auxiliary drum portion 8() about which is wound a cable or other similar flexible element 81 one end of which is connected to the drum 80 andthe otherfend to a coil spring 82 fixedly supported as at 88 upon the said side wall of the casing. The arrangement of the drum and the flexible elements 75 and 81 is such that when the element 75 is unwound from the wheel 77 by pulling it through the opening 7 6, the drum 80 will wind up the flexible element 81 against the tension of the spring 82. Also under conditions to be presently explained, when the winding wheel 77 is freed for rotation, the force exerted by the spring 82. in unwinding from the drum 8O the flexible element 81, will effect rotation of the said winding wheel to wind up the flexible element 75 and ta-ke'up all but a short portion of the length thereof substantially as illustrated in Figure 1. As it would be undesirable to have the connection 75 tensioned while the sledge was being employed, means is provided for restraining backward rota-tion of the winding wheel 77 under the influence of the spring 82 after the said connection 75 has been unwound from the portion 79 of the wheel. Also means is provided for restraining the wheel 77 from rotation to permit of withdrawal and unwindingof theconnectio-n 75 until after a coin has been deposited in the machine and the detent 50 has been actuated. For these purposes a pawl 84C is provided and comprises a plate 85 having an opening 86 between its ends loosely receiving the shaft 78 whereby the pa-wl plate may have free rocking movement upon said shaft as a fulcrum. A coil spring 87 is arranged upon the free end portion of the shaft 78 and bears at one end against the midlportion of the pand plate to hold the same against a collar or hub extension 88 upon the adjacent face of the Wheel 7 7, and at its other end bears against a nutl or collar or other form of abutment 89 Yiixed upon the said end of the shaft. This spring oi course serves to suitably yieldably resist canting movement of the paivl plate upon the shaft. One end of the plate 85 is pro vided With a tooth or shoulder 90y and the opposite end is provided with a linger indicated by the numeral 91. The tooth 90 projects opposite. the path ot moven'ient of a number of abutment ele-ments 92 upon the 'face of the Wheel 77 and each olt which elements preferably comprises a suitable length of Wire secured at its ends as at 93 tothe said face oi the wheel and tor the greater portion of its length inclined 'outwardly at an angle from the plane of said wheel tace and terminating at its more remote portiinil in an A'inwardly turned portion toi-ming an abrupt shoulder 94. Other abutment elements 95 of similar formation are provided upon the. face of the said wheel "7 7 preferably at substantially diametrically opposite points and eXteriorly of the circular series of elements 92 and have their shouldersr` which are indicated by the numeral 96, presented in a. direction opposite to that lin which the shoulders'Q/l are. presented. The numeral 97 indicates in general a latch cora prising a tubular member 98 pivotally connected at one end as at 99 to the detent bar 51 above the 'fulfcrum 52. The opposite end portibn of the member 98 is slidably fittedthrough a bracket 100 upon the inner face ot' the front Wall of the casing. The numeral 101 indicates a tubular latch tooth which is slidably fitted into the last mentioned end of the tubular member or shank 98, and the said member 98 formed with a'slot 102, and the tooth 101 with a slot 108 in alinement with said slot 102, the end of the linger' 91 being projected through the slots 102 and 108 and into the tooth 101. The slot 102 is of a length but slightly greater than the Width oi the finger 91 so that' the Hilger may fuk-,rum in said slot and will be acted against b v the member 98 in its shifting movement when the detent 50 is actuated. However the slot 108 is oi a length greater than the Width of the linger 91 and therefore the tooth 101 may have iuivard sliding movement in the shank 98 independent ci the movement of the sha-nk.

Sucl'rmovement ot' the tooth is yieldably re-` sisted by a spring 104i arranged within the shank 98 and bearingl at one end against a cross pin or other suitable abutment 105 and at its other end against a. similar' abutment 106 at the inner end'ot the 'tooth 101. The outer end ot' 'the tooth 101 is preferably beveled or cut at an angle as indicated by the numeral 107 so as to adapt it to ride against the inclined portions of the abutment ele-ments 95 or more specifically to 75 and preventing unauthorized use oit the i Sledge 7?). However after the introduction otl coin intothe coin throat 66 and actuation ot thev detent to move it to the dotted line position shovvn in saidFigure 2, the latch Will be drawnl away 'from the wheel 77 and the end'ot itstooth 101 Will be moved out o1 engagement with the shoulder ot' the said abutment member 95. This releases the wheel 77 for rotation in a direction to permit univinding of the connection This movement o1 the latch 97 vvill ef- -feet a canting of the latch plate 85 bringing its tooth 90 into the path of movement of the abutment elements 92, and as the Wheel 77 is rotated through the unwinding pull exerted upon the element 75, the said elements 92 `will successively'ride past the tooth 90 and the tooth 90 `will be urged by the spring 87 to engage successively behind the shoulders 9st of the said elements Thus when a sutlicient length of the cable or other connection 75 has been unyvound trom the wheel to permit of free use oi lthe sledge, the tooth 90 will be engaged behind one oiil the shoulders 911 and the vvheel 77 Will be restrained from backward rotation under the influence or thespri'ng82'. As soon however as a blovv is struck upon the anvil member and the detent 50 returns to its .normal position, the tooth 90 will be moved out oi" the path of the members 92 and the Wheel 77 may then rotate, under the iniiir ence ot the spring 82, in a backward direction to Wind up the surplus vlength ofthe connection 75, the abutment elements successively riding past the beveledend of the tooth 101- and in so doing forcing thistooth inwardly against the tension o'fxthe spring 1041.

It desired a hook or similar' latch device 108 may be mounted upon the inner 'side ot' the 'front Wall 2ol` thecasing in position tor engagen'ient with a keeper 109 upon the detent 50 so as to hold the detent in the inactive or dotted line positionin Figure 2 for an indefinite period of time7 and by making use of this means, the proprietor of the machine may render the anvil-member responsive to blows which may be succes- Civ sively struc; without attention to the actuation or adjustment of the detent in the manner previously explained.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is;

l. ln a striking machine, an anvil meinber, an indicator shaft, a volute wingl upon said shaft, indicator mechanism actuated through rotation of the shaft, and a rider actuated through movement of the anvil member upon the application ot torce thereto to move in the path oi the active surface ot the cam and eii'ect rotation oit the said shaft,

2. ln a striking' machine, an anvil member, a member positioned to be acted upon and impelled by the anvil member upon. the

application of torce to the latter, a rotatable shait, indicator mechanism actuated througl'i rotation of the shaft, and a member tixed upon and rotatable with the` sha 'tt land havinga volute wing in the path of movement of said `member.

3. In a striking machine` an anvil block, an anvil member ulcrumed upon the block and having an impact portion designed to rest upon a surface of the block when the anvil member is in position non-responsive to force applied thereto, means normally held in coactive relation to the anvil member to retain the same in such position, and means whereby the retaining means may be rendered inactive.

et. In a striking machine, an anvil member, indicator means I actuated through movement ot the anvil member upon application of force thereto, a sledge retained in proximity to the anvilmember and constituting means whereby a blow may be struck upon the anvil member, a llexible element connected with the Sledge, means upon which the said element is wound, and means normally restraining the last mentioned means trom actuation to unwind the said element and actuatable to be rendered inactive.

5. In a-striking machine, an anvil member, indicator means actuated through movement of the anvil member upon application of torce thereto, a Sledge retained in proximity to the anvil member and constituting means whereby a blow may be struck upon the anvil member, a flexible element connected with the Sledge, means upon which the said element is wound, means normally rest-raining the last mentioned means from actuation to unwind the said element and actuatable to be rendered inactive, and means influencing actuation of the said windingmeans to rewind the ilexible element thereon after it has been un.- wound. y

6. In a striking machine, an anvil member, indicator means actuated through movement of the anvil member upon application ottorce thereto, a sledge retained in proximity to the anvil member and constituting means whereby a blow may be struck upon the anvil member. a flexible element connected with the Sledge, means upon which the said element is wound. means normally restraining the last mentioned means Jtrom actuation to unwind the said element and actuatable to be rendered inactive, means influencing the actuation ot the said windingn'ieans to rewind the tier;- ible element tliereon atter it has been unwound, and means operable to restrain the winding` means trom actuation to rewind the said flexible element.

7. In a striking machine, an anvil member, indicator means actuated through movement of the member upon application ot force thereto, a rotary windingwheel.v means influencing` rotation of the wheel in one direction, a flexible element connectedwith the winding' wheel and adapted to be wound thereon when the wheel is rotated in said direction, a sledge to which the said flexible element is connected and constituting; means whereby a blow may be struck upon the anvil member, a latch member, an abutment upon the said wheel for coaction with the latch member to restrain the wheel against rotation in a direction to unwind the Vflexible element, and means operable to render the latch inactive.

8. In a striking` machine, an anvil member, indicator means actuated through movement of the member upon application ot' force thereto, a rotary winding' wheel, means influencing rotation of the wheel in one direction, iieitible element connected with the winding wheel and adapted to be wound thereon when the wheel is rotated in said direction, a Sledge to which the said liexible element is connected and constituting means whereby a blow may be struck upon the anvil member. a latch member. an abutment upon the said wheel ,tor coaction with the latch member to restrain the wheel against rotation in a direction to unwind the flexible element, means operable to render the latch inactive, a second abutment element upon said wheel, and means 'tor coaction therewith to prevent rotation of the wheel under the iniiuence of the said rotating` means.

9. In a striking` machine. an anvil member, indicator means actuated through movement of the member upon application ot force thereto. a rotary winding wheel. means influencing` rotation ot the wheel in one di rect-ion, a flexible element connected with the winding' wheel and adapted to be wound thereon when the wheel is rotated in said direction, a Sledge to which the said flexible element is connected and constituting means whereby a blow may be struck upon the anvil member, a latch member, an abutment upon the said wheel for coaction with the latch member to` restrain the wheel against rotation in a direction to unwind the flexible element, means operable 'to render the latch inactive, a second abutment element upon said wheel, and means for coacting therewith to prevent rotation of the wheel under the influence of the sait rotating means, the means coacting with the last mentioned abutment upon the winding wheel being' operable to be rendered active upon movement of the latch to inactive position.

l0. In a striking machine, an anvil inember, indicator means actuated through movement of the anvil i cmber upon the application of force thereto, a shaft, a winding wheel rotatable upon the shaft, a flexible element connected with the wheel to be wound thereon, means influencing rotation of the wheel in a direction to wind the said element thereon, a sledge to which the said flexible element is connected and constituting means whereby a blow may be struck upon the anvil member, a pawl member freely fulcrumed upon the shaft, means yieldably resisting movement of the pawl member, a shiftable latch, means for shifting the latch, and abutment elements upon thewheel for coaction with the latch and with the pawl member, the pawl member be ing movable in consonance with the movement of the latch whereby when the latch able audible signals actuated at different periods in the rotation of the shaft.

l2. In a striking machine, an anvil member, a shaft, means actuated through movement of the anvil member upon application of force thereto to impart rotary motion to the shaft, independent and distinguishable audible signals, means for sounding said signals, and operative connection between each of the last mentioned means and the shaft for actuating said means at` different periods in .the rotation of the shaft.

'13. In a striking machine, an anvil member, indicator means actuated through movement of the anvil member upon theV application of force thereto andincl'uding a rotatable shaft, and friction means operable to automatically arrest the rotation of the shaft substantially at the moment thesame ceases to be rotated through the force applied thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix ture.

CLARENCE L. BARNHART. 

